ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,587, issued on July 15, was assigned to Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc. (Indianapolis).

"Gas turbine engine power cable cooling" was invented by Alan W. Smith (Indianapolis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example propulsion engine includes at least one radial support structure (RSS) radially disposed about an engine centerline. A power cable is at least partially contained within a cavity of a first RSS or a cavity fluidically coupled to the cavity of the first RSS. The first RSS defines at least one cooling aperture fluidically coupling the cavity of the first RSS to an exterior surface of the first RSS. The at least ...